Beginning of Creation

Some people of Bani Tamim came to the Prophet and he said (to them), "O
Bani Tamim! rejoice with glad tidings." They said, "You have given us glad
tidings, now give us something." On hearing that the color of his face changed
then the people of Yemen came to him and he said, "O people of Yemen ! Accept
the good tidings, as Bani Tamim has refused them." The Yemenites said, "We
accept them. Then the Prophet started taking about the beginning of creation
and about Allah's Throne. In the mean time a man came saying, "O 'Imran! Your
she-camel has run away!'' (I got up and went away), but l wish I had not left
that place (for I missed what Allah's Apostle had said).

I went to the Prophet and tied my she-camel at the gate. The people of Bani
Tamim came to the Prophet who said "O Bani Tamim! Accept the good tidings."
They said twice, 'You have given us the good tidings, now give us something"
Then some Yemenites came to him and he said, "Accept the good tidings, O
people of Yemem, for Bani Tamim refused them." They said, "We accept it, O
Allah's Apostle! We have come to ask you about this matter (i.e. the start of
creations)." He said, "First of all, there was nothing but Allah, and (then He
created His Throne). His throne was over the water, and He wrote everything in
the Book (in the Heaven) and created the Heavens and the Earth." Then a man
shouted, "O Ibn Husain! Your she-camel has gone away!" So, I went away and
could not see the she-camel because of the mirage. By Allah, I wished I had
left that she-camel (but not that gathering).

Narrated 'Umar: One day the Prophet stood up amongst us for a long period
and informed us about the beginning of creation (and talked about everything
in detail) till he mentioned how the people of Paradise will enter their
places and the people of Hell will enter their places. Some remembered what he
had said, and some forgot it.

Allah's Apostle said, "Allah the Most Superior said, "The son of Adam
slights Me, and he should not slight Me, and he disbelieves in Me, and he
ought not to do so. As for his slighting Me, it is that he says that I have a
son; and his disbelief in Me is his statement that I shall not recreate him as
I have created (him) before."

from Abu Salama bin 'Abdur-Rahman who had a dispute with some people on a
piece of land, and so he went to 'Aisha and told her about it. She said, "O
Abu Salama, avoid the land, for Allah's Apostle said, 'Any person who takes
even a span of land unjustly, his neck shall be encircled with it down seven
earths.' "

The Prophet said. "(The division of time has turned to its original form
which was current when Allah created the Heavens and the Earths. The year is
of twelve months, out of which four months are sacred: Three are in succession
Dhul-Qa' da, Dhul-Hijja and Muharram, and (the fourth is) Rajab of (the tribe
of) Mudar which comes between Jumadi-ath-Thaniyah and Sha ban."

That Arwa sued him before Marwan for a right, which she claimed, he had
deprived her of. On that Said said, "How should I deprive her of her right? I
testify that I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'If anyone takes a span of land
unjustly, his neck will be encircled with it down seven earths on the Day of
Resurrection."

The Prophet asked me at sunset, "Do you know where the sun goes (at the
time of sunset)?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." He said, "It
goes (i.e. travels) till it prostrates Itself underneath the Throne and takes
the permission to rise again, and it is permitted and then (a time will come
when) it will be about to prostrate itself but its prostration will not be
accepted, and it will ask permission to go on its course but it will not be
permitted, but it will be ordered to return whence it has come and so it will
rise in the west. And that is the interpretation of the Statement of Allah:
"And the sun Runs its fixed course For a term (decreed). that is The Decree of
(Allah) The Exalted in Might, The All-Knowing." (36.38)

The Prophet said, "The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of someone's
death or wife (i.e. birth), but they are two signs amongst the Signs of Allah.
So, if you see them (i.e. eclipse) offer the Prayer (of eclipse)."

The Prophet said, "The sun and the moon are two signs amongst the Signs of
Allah. They do not eclipse because of someone's death or life. So, if you see
them (i.e. eclipse), celebrate the Praises of Allah (i.e. pray)."

On the day of a solar eclipse, Allah's Apostle stood up (to offer the
eclipse prayer). He recited Takbir, recited a long recitation (of Holy
Verses), bowed a long bowing, and then he raised h is head saying. "Allah
hears him who sends his praises to Him." Then he stayed standing, recited a
long recitation again, but shorter than the former, bowed a long bowing, but
shorter than the first, performed a long prostration and then performed the
second Rak'a in the same way as he had done the first. By the time he had
finished his prayer with Taslim, the solar eclipse had been over. Then he
addressed the people referring to the solar and lunar eclipses saying, "These
are two signs amongst the Signs of Allah, and they do not eclipse because of
anyone's death or life. So, if you see them, hasten for the Prayer."

'Aisha said If the Prophet saw a cloud In the sky, he would walk to and fro
in agitation, go out and come in, and the color of his face would change, and
if it rained, he would feel relaxed." So 'Aisha knew that state of his. So the
Prophet said, I don't know (am afraid), it may be similar to what happened to
some people referred to in the Holy Quran in the following Verse: -- "Then
when they saw it as a dense cloud coming towards their valleys, they said,
'This is a cloud bringing us rain!' Nay, but, it is that (torment) which you
were asking to be hastened a wind wherein is severe torment." (46.24)

The Prophet said, "While I was at the House in a state midway between sleep
and wakefulness, (an angel recognized me) as the man lying between two men. A
golden tray full of wisdom and belief was brought to me and my body was cut
open from the throat to the lower part of the abdomen and then my abdomen was
washed with Zam-zam water and (my heart was) filled with wisdom and belief.
Al-Buraq, a white animal, smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey was
brought to me and I set out with Gabriel. When I reached the nearest heaven.
Gabriel said to the heaven gate-keeper, 'Open the gate.' The gatekeeper asked,
'Who is it?' He said, 'Gabriel.' The gate-keeper,' Who is accompanying you?'
Gabriel said, 'Muhammad.' The gate-keeper said, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel
said, 'Yes.' Then it was said, 'He is welcomed. What a wonderful visit his
is!' Then I met Adam and greeted him and he said, 'You are welcomed O son and
a Prophet.' Then we ascended to the second heaven. It was asked, 'Who is it?'
Gabriel said, 'Gabriel.' It was said, 'Who is with you?' He said, 'Muhammad'
It was asked, 'Has he been sent for?' He said, 'Yes.' It was said, 'He is
welcomed. What a wonderful visit his is!" Then I met Jesus and Yahya (John)
who said, 'You are welcomed, O brother and a Prophet.' Then we ascended to the
third heaven. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel said, 'Gabriel.' It was
asked, 'Who is with you? Gabriel said, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been
sent for?' 'Yes,' said Gabriel. 'He is welcomed. What a wonderful visit his
is!' (The Prophet added:). There I met Joseph and greeted him, and he replied,
'You are welcomed, O brother and a Prophet!' Then we ascended to the 4th
heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged as in the
previous heavens. There I met Idris and greeted him. He said, 'You are
welcomed O brother and Prophet.' Then we ascended to the 5th heaven and again
the same questions and answers were exchanged as in previous heavens. there I
met and greeted Aaron who said, 'You are welcomed O brother and a Prophet".
Then we ascended to the 6th heaven and again the same questions and answers
were exchanged as in the previous heavens. There I met and greeted Moses who
said, 'You are welcomed O brother and. a Prophet.' When I proceeded on, he
started weeping and on being asked why he was weeping, he said, 'O Lord!
Followers of this youth who was sent after me will enter Paradise in greater
number than my followers.' Then we ascended to the seventh heaven and again
the same questions and answers were exchanged as in the previous heavens.
There I met and greeted Abraham who said, 'You are welcomed o son and a
Prophet.' Then I was shown Al-Bait-al-Ma'mur (i.e. Allah's House). I asked
Gabriel about it and he said, This is Al Bait-ul-Ma'mur where 70,000 angels
perform prayers daily and when they leave they never return to it (but always
a fresh batch comes into it daily).' Then I was shown Sidrat-ul-Muntaha (i.e.
a tree in the seventh heaven) and I saw its Nabk fruits which resembled the
clay jugs of Hajr (i.e. a town in Arabia), and its leaves were like the ears
of elephants, and four rivers originated at its root, two of them were
apparent and two were hidden. I asked Gabriel about those rivers and he said,
'The two hidden rivers are in Paradise, and the apparent ones are the Nile and
the Euphrates.' Then fifty prayers were enjoined on me. I descended till I met
Moses who asked me, 'What have you done?' I said, 'Fifty prayers have been
enjoined on me.' He said, 'I know the people better than you, because I had
the hardest experience to bring Bani Israel to obedience. Your followers
cannot put up with such obligation. So, return to your Lord and request Him
(to reduce the number of prayers.' I returned and requested Allah (for
reduction) and He made it forty. I returned and (met Moses) and had a similar
discussion, and then returned again to Allah for reduction and He made it
thirty, then twenty, then ten, and then I came to Moses who repeated the same
advice. Ultimately Allah reduced it to five. When I came to Moses again, he
said, 'What have you done?' I said, 'Allah has made it five only.' He repeated
the same advice but I said that I surrendered (to Allah's Final Order)'"
Allah's Apostle was addressed by Allah, "I have decreed My Obligation and have
reduced the burden on My slaves, and I shall reward a single good deed as if
it were ten good deeds."

Allah's Apostle, the true and truly inspired said, "(The matter of the
Creation of) a human being is put together in the womb of the mother in forty
days, and then he becomes a clot of thick blood for a similar period, and then
a piece of flesh for a similar period. Then Allah sends an angel who is
ordered to write four things. He is ordered to write down his (i.e. the new
creature's) deeds, his livelihood, his (date of) death, and whether he will be
blessed or wretched (in religion). Then the soul is breathed into him. So, a
man amongst you may do (good deeds till there is only a cubit between him and
Paradise and then what has been written for him decides his behavior and he
starts doing (evil) deeds characteristic of the people of the (Hell) Fire. And
similarly a man amongst you may do (evil) deeds till there is only a cubit
between him and the (Hell) Fire, and then what has been written for him
decides his behavior, and he starts doing deeds characteristic of the people
of Paradise."

The Prophet said, "If Allah loves a person, He calls Gabriel saying, 'Allah
loves so and-so; O Gabriel! Love him.' Gabriel would love him and make an
announcement amongst the inhabitants of the Heaven. 'Allah loves so-and-so,
therefore you should love him also,' and so all the inhabitants of the Heaven
would love him, and then he is granted the pleasure of the people on the
earth."

I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "The angels descend, the clouds and mention
this or that matter decreed in the Heaven. The devils listen stealthily to
such a matter, come down to inspire the soothsayers with it, and the latter
would add to it one-hundred lies of their own."

The Prophet said, "On every Friday the angels take heir stand at every gate
of the mosques to write the names of the people chronologically (i.e.
according to the time of their arrival for the Friday prayer and when the Imam
sits (on the pulpit) they fold up their scrolls and get ready to listen to the
sermon."

'Umar came to the Mosque while Hassan was reciting a poem. ('Umar
disapproved of that). On that Hassan said, "I used to recite poetry in this
very Mosque in the presence of one (i.e. the Prophet ) who was better than
you." Then he turned towards Abu Huraira and said (to him), "I ask you by
Allah, did you hear Allah's Apostle saying (to me), "Retort on my behalf. O
Allah! Support him (i.e. Hassan) with the Holy Spirit?" Abu Huraira said,
"Yes."

Al Harith bin Hisham asked the Prophet, "How does the divine inspiration
come to you?" He replied, "In all these ways: The Angel sometimes comes to me
with a voice which resembles the sound of a ringing bell, and when this state
abandons me, I remember what the Angel has said, and this type of Divine
Inspiration is the hardest on me; and sometimes the Angel comes to me in the
shape of a man and talks to me, and I understand and remember what he says."

I heard the Prophet saying, "Who ever spends a couple (of objects) in
Allah's cause, will be called by the Gatekeepers of Paradise who will say, "O
so-and-so, come on!" Abu Bakr said, "Such a person will never perish or be
miserable' The Prophet said, "I hope you will be among such person."

'Aisha said that the Prophet said to her "O 'Aisha' This is Gabriel and he
sends his (greetings) salutations to you." 'Aisha said, "Salutations
(Greetings) to him, and Allah's Mercy and Blessings be on him," and addressing
the Prophet she said, "You see what I don't see."

Allah's Apostle asked Gabriel, "Why don't you visit us more often than you
do?" Then the following Holy Verse was revealed (in this respect):-- "And we
(angels) descend not but by the order of your Lord. To Him belong what is
before us and what is behind us, and what is between those two and your Lord
was never forgetful." (19.64)

Allah's Apostle was the most generous of all the people, and he used to be
more generous in the month of Ramadan when Gabriel used to meet him. Gabriel
used to meet him every night in Ramadan to study the Holy Quran carefully
together. Allah's Apostle used to become more generous than the fast wind when
he met Gabriel

Once Umar bin Abdul Aziz delayed the 'Asr prayer a little. 'Urwa said to
him, "Gabriel descended and led the prayer in front of the Prophet " On that
'Umar said, "O Urwa! Be sure of what you say." "Urwa, "I heard Bashir bin Abi
Masud narrating from Ibn Masud who heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'Gabriel
descended and led me in prayer; and then prayed with him again, and then
prayed with him again, and then prayed with him again, and then prayed with
him again, counting with his fingers five prayers."

The Prophet said, "Gabriel said to me, 'Whoever amongst your followers die
without having worshipped others besides Allah, will enter Paradise (or will
not enter the (Hell) Fire)." The Prophet asked. "Even if he has committed
illegal sexual intercourse or theft?" He replied, "Even then."

The Prophet said, "Angels keep on descending from and ascending to the
Heaven in turn, some at night and some by daytime, and all of them assemble
together at the time of the Fajr and 'Asr prayers. Then those who have stayed
with you over-night, ascent unto Allah Who asks them, and He knows the answer
better than they, "How have you left My slaves?" They reply, "We have left
them praying as we found them praying." If anyone of you says "Amin" (during
the Prayer at the end of the recitation of Surat-al-Faitiha), and the angels
in Heaven say the same, and the two sayings coincide, all his past sins will
be forgiven."

I stuffed for the Prophet a pillow decorated with pictures (of animals)
which looked like a Namruqa (i.e. a small cushion). He came and stood among
the people with excitement apparent on his face. I said, "O Allah's Apostle!
What is wrong?" He said, "What is this pillow?" I said, "I have prepared this
pillow for you, so that you may recline on it." He said, "Don't you know that
angels do not enter a house wherein there are pictures; and whoever makes a
picture will be punished on the Day of Resurrection and will be asked to give
life to (what he has created)?"

That Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani narrated to him something in the presence of
Said bin 'Ubaidullah Al-Khaulani who was brought up in the house of Maimuna
the wife of the Prophet. Zaid narrated to them that Abu Talha said that the
Prophet said, "The Angels (of Mercy) do not enter a house wherein there is a
picture." Busr said, "Later on Zaid bin Khalid fell ill and we called on him.
To our surprise we saw a curtain decorated with pictures in his house. I said
to Ubaidullah Al-Khaulani, "Didn't he (i.e. Zaid) tell us about the
(prohibition of) pictures?" He said, "But he excepted the embroidery on
garments. Didn't you hear him?" I said, "No." He said, "Yes, he did."

Allah's Apostle said, "When the Imam, during the prayer, says, "Allah hears
him who praises Him', say: 'O Allah! Our Lord! All the praises are for You/,
for if the saying of anyone of you coincides with the saying of the angels,
his past sins will be forgiven."

The Prophet said, "As long as any-one of you is waiting for the prayer, he
is considered to be praying actually, and the angels say, 'O Allah! Be
merciful to him and forgive him', (and go on saying so) unless he leaves his
place of praying or passes wind (i.e. breaks his ablution)."

That she asked the Prophet , 'Have you encountered a day harder than the
day of the battle) of Uhud?" The Prophet replied, "Your tribes have troubled
me a lot, and the worse trouble was the trouble on the day of 'Aqaba when I
presented myself to Ibn 'Abd-Yalail bin 'Abd-Kulal and he did not respond to
my demand. So I departed, overwhelmed with excessive sorrow, and proceeded on,
and could not relax till I found myself at Qarnath-Tha-alib where I lifted my
head towards the sky to see a cloud shading me unexpectedly. I looked up and
saw Gabriel in it. He called me saying, 'Allah has heard your people's saying
to you, and what they have replied back to you, Allah has sent the Angel of
the Mountains to you so that you may order him to do whatever you wish to
these people.' The Angel of the Mountains called and greeted me, and then
said, "O Muhammad! Order what you wish. If you like, I will let Al-Akh-Shabain
(i.e. two mountains) fall on them." The Prophet said, "No but I hope that
Allah will let them beget children who will worship Allah Alone, and will
worship None besides Him."

I asked Zir bin Hubaish regarding the Statement of Allah: "And was at a
distance Of but two bow-lengths Or (even) nearer; So did (Allah) convey The
Inspiration to His slave (Gabriel) and then he (Gabriel) Conveyed (that to
Muhammad). (53.9-10) On that, Zir said, "Ibn Mas'ud informed us that the
Prophet had seen Gabriel having 600 wings."

I asked Aisha "What about His Statement:-- "Then he (Gabriel) approached
And came closer, And was at a distance Of but two bow-lengths Or (even)
nearer?" (53.8-9) She replied, "It was Gabriel who used to come to the Prophet
in the figure of a man, but on that occasion, he came in his actual and real
figure and (he was so huge) that he covered the whole horizon."

The Prophet said, "Last night I saw (in a dream) two men coming to me. One
of them said, "The person who kindles the fire is Malik, the gate-keeper of
the (Hell) Fire, and I am Gabriel, and this is Michael."

that he heard the Prophet saying, "The Divine Inspiration was delayed for a
short period but suddenly, as I was walking. I heard a voice in the sky, and
when I looked up towards the sky, to my surprise, I saw the angel who had come
to me in the Hira Cave, and he was sitting on a chair in between the sky and
the earth. I was so frightened by him that I fell on the ground and came to my
family and said (to them), 'Cover me! (with a blanket), cover me!' Then Allah
sent the Revelation: "O, You wrapped up (In a blanket)! (Arise and warn! And
your Lord magnify And keep pure your garments, And desert the idols." (74.1-5)

The Prophet said, "On the night of my Ascent to the Heaven, I saw Moses who
was a tall brown curly-haired man as if he was one of the men of Shan'awa
tribe, and I saw Jesus, a man of medium height and moderate complexion
inclined to the red and white colors and of lank hair. I also saw Malik, the
gate-keeper of the (Hell) Fire and Ad-Dajjal amongst the signs which Allah
showed me." (The Prophet then recited the Holy Verse): "So be not you in doubt
of meeting him' when you met Moses during the night of Mi'raj over the
heavens" (32.23)

Narrated Anas and Abu Bakra: "The Prophet said, "The angels will guard
Medina from Ad-Dajjal (who will not be able to enter the city of Medina)."

Allah's Apostle said, "When anyone of you dies, he will be shown his
destination both in the morning and in the evening, and if he belongs to the
people of Paradise, he will be shown his place in Paradise, and if he is from
the people of Hell, he will be shown his place in Hell."

While we were in the company of the Prophet, he said, "While I was asleep,
I saw myself in Paradise and there I beheld a woman making ablution beside a
palace, I asked, To whom does this palace belong? 'They said, To 'Umar bin
Al-Khattab.' Then I remembered 'Umar's Ghaira (concerning women), and so I
quickly went away from that palace." (When 'Umar heard this from the Prophet),
he wept and said, "Do you think it is likely that I feel Ghaira because of
you, O Allah's Apostle?"

The Prophet said, "A tent (in Paradise) is like a hollow pearl which is
thirty miles in height and on every corner of the tent the believer will have
a family that cannot be seen by the others." (Narrated Abu Imran in another
narration, "(The tent is) sixty miles (in height)")

Allah's Apostle said, "Allah said, "I have prepared for My Pious slaves
things which have never been seen by an eye, or heard by an ear, or imagined
by a human being." If you wish, you can recite this Verse from the Holy
Quran:--"No soul knows what is kept hidden for them, of joy as a reward for
what they used to do." (32.17)

Allah's Apostle said, "The first group (of people) who will enter Paradise
will be (glittering) like the moon when it is full. They will not spit or blow
their noses or relieve nature. Their utensils will be of gold and their combs
of gold and silver; in their centers the aloe wood will be used, and their
sweat will smell like musk. Everyone of them will have two wives; the marrow
of the bones of the wives' legs will be seen through the flesh out of
excessive beauty. They ( i.e. the people of Paradise) will neither have
differences nor hatred amongst themselves; their hearts will be as if one
heart and they will be glorifying Allah in the morning and in the evening."

Allah's Apostle said, "The first batch (of people) who will enter Paradise
will be (glittering) like a full moon; and those who will enter next will be
(glittering) like the brightest star. Their hearts will be as if the heart of
a single man, for they will have no enmity amongst themselves, and everyone of
them shall have two wives, each of whom will be so beautiful, pure and
transparent that the marrow of the bones of their legs will be seen through
the flesh. They will be glorifying Allah in the morning and evening, and will
never fall ill, and they will neither blow their noses, nor spit. Their
utensils will be of gold and silver, and their combs will be of gold, and the
fuel used in their centers will be the aloes-wood, and their sweat will smell
like musk."

The Prophet said, "Verily! 70,000 or 700,000 of my followers will enter
Paradise altogether; so that the first and the last amongst them will enter at
the same time, and their faces will be glittering like the bright full moon."

A silken cloak was presented to the Prophet and he used to forbid the usage
of silk (by men). When the people were fascinated by the cloak. he said, "By
Allah in Whose Hands the life of Muhammad is, the handkerchiefs of Sad bin
Mu'adh in Paradise are better than this."

Allah's Apostle was given a silken garment, and its beauty and delicacy
astonished the people. On that, Allah's Apostle said, "No doubt, the
handkerchiefs of Sad bin Muadh in Paradise are better than this."

The Prophet said "There is a tree in Paradise (which is so big and huge
that) a rider could travel in its shade for a hundred years. And if you wish,
you can recite:--'In shade long extended..' (56. 30) and a place in Paradise
equal to an arrow bow of one of you, is better than (the whole earth) on which
the sun rises and sets."

The Prophet said, "The first batch (of people) who will enter Paradise will
be (glittering) like the full moon, and the batch next to them will be
(glittering) like the most brilliant star in the sky. Their hearts will be as
if the heart of a single man, for they will have neither enmity nor jealousy
amongst themselves; everyone will have two wives from the houris, (who will be
so beautiful, pure and transparent that) the marrow of the bones of their legs
will be seen through the bones and the flesh."

The Prophet said, "The people of Paradise will look at the dwellers of the
lofty mansions (i.e. a superior place in Paradise) in the same way as one
looks at a brilliant star far away in the East or in the West on the horizon;
all that is because of their superiority over one another (in rewards)." On
that the people said, "O Allah's Apostle! Are these lofty mansions for the
prophets which nobody else can reach? The Prophet replied," No! "By Allah in
whose Hands my life is, these are for the men who believed in Allah and also
believed in the Apostles."

The Prophet said, "Paradise has eight gates, and one of them is called
Ar-Raiyan through which none will enter but those who observe fasting." The
Prophet also said, "If a person spends two different kinds of something (for
Allah's Cause), he will be called from the gates of Paradise."

While the Prophet was on a journey, he said (regarding the performance of
the Zuhr prayer), "Wait till it (i.e. the weather) gets cooler." He said the
same again till the shade of the hillocks extended. Then he said, "Delay the
(Zuhr) Prayer till it gets cooler, for the severity of heat is from the
increase in heat of Hell (fire)."

Allah's Apostle said, "The (Hell) Fire complained to its Lord saying, 'O my
Lord! My different parts eat up each other.' So, He allowed it to take two
breaths, one in the winter and the other in summer, and this is the reason for
the severe heat and the bitter cold you find (in weather)."

I used to sit with Ibn 'Abbas in Mecca. Once I had a fever and he said (to
me), "Cool your fever with Zam-zam water, for Allah's Apostle said: 'It, (the
Fever) is from the heat of the (Hell) Fire; so, cool it with water (or Zam-zam
water)."

Allah's Apostle said, "Your (ordinary) fire is one of 70 parts of the
(Hell) Fire." Someone asked, "O Allah's Apostle This (ordinary) fire would
have been sufficient (to torture the unbelievers)," Allah's Apostle said, "The
(Hell) Fire has 69 parts more than the ordinary (worldly) fire, each part is
as hot as this (worldly) fire."

Somebody said to Usama, "Will you go to so-and-so (i.e. 'Uthman) and talk
to him (i.e. advise him regarding ruling the country)?" He said, "You see that
I don't talk to him. Really I talk to (advise) him secretly without opening a
gate (of affliction), for neither do I want to be the first to open it (i.e.
rebellion), nor will I say to a man who is my ruler that he is the best of all
the people after I have heard something from Allah s Apostle ." They said,
What have you heard him saying? He said, "I have heard him saying, "A man will
be brought on the Day of Resurrection and thrown in the (Hell) Fire, so that
his intestines will come out, and he will go around like a donkey goes around
a millstone. The people of (Hell) Fire will gather around him and say: O
so-and-so! What is wrong with you? Didn't you use to order us to do good deeds
and forbid us to do bad deeds? He will reply: Yes, I used to order you to do
good deeds, but I did not do them myself, and I used to forbid you to do bad
deeds, yet I used to do them myself."

Magic was worked on the Prophet so that he began to fancy that he was doing
a thing which he was not actually doing. One day he invoked (Allah) for a long
period and then said, "I feel that Allah has inspired me as how to cure
myself. Two persons came to me (in my dream) and sat, one by my head and the
other by my feet. One of them asked the other, "What is the ailment of this
man?" The other replied, 'He has been bewitched" The first asked, 'Who has
bewitched him?' The other replied, 'Lubaid bin Al-A'sam.' The first one asked,
'What material has he used?' The other replied, 'A comb, the hair gathered on
it, and the outer skin of the pollen of the male date-palm.' The first asked,
'Where is that?' The other replied, 'It is in the well of Dharwan.' " So, the
Prophet went out towards the well and then returned and said to me on his
return, "Its date-palms (the date-palms near the well) are like the heads of
the devils." I asked, "Did you take out those things with which the magic was
worked?" He said, "No, for I have been cured by Allah and I am afraid that
this action may spread evil amongst the people." Later on the well was filled
up with earth.

Allah's Apostle said, "During your sleep, Satan knots three knots at the
back of the head of each of you, and he breathes the following words at each
knot, 'The night is, long, so keep on sleeping,' If that person wakes up and
celebrates the praises of Allah, then one knot is undone, and when he performs
ablution the second knot is undone, and when he prays, all the knots are
undone, and he gets up in the morning lively and gay, otherwise he gets up
dull and gloomy. "

The Prophet said, "If anyone of you, when having sexual relation with his
wife, say: 'In the name of Allah. O Allah! Protect us from Satan and prevent
Satan from approaching our offspring you are going to give us,' and if he
begets a child (as a result of that relation) Satan will not harm it."

Allah's Apostle said, "When the (upper) edge of the sun appears (in the
morning), don't perform a prayer till the sun appears in full, and when the
lower edge of the sun sets, don't perform a prayer till it sets completely.
And you should not seek to pray at sunrise or sunset for the sun rises between
two sides of the head of the devil (or Satan)."

The Prophet said, "If while you are praying, somebody intends to pass in
front of you, prevent him; and should he insist, prevent him again; and if he
insists again, fight with him (i.e. prevent him violently e.g. pushing him
violently), because such a person is (like) a devil."

Narrated Muhammad bin Sirin: Abu Huraira said, "Allah's Apostle put me in
charge of the Zakat of Ramadan (i.e. Zakat-ul-Fitr). Someone came to me and
started scooping some of the foodstuff of (Zakat) with both hands. I caught
him and told him that I would take him to Allah's Apostle." Then Abu Huraira
told the whole narration and added "He (i.e. the thief) said, 'Whenever you go
to your bed, recite the Verse of "Al-Kursi" (2.255) for then a guardian from
Allah will be guarding you, and Satan will not approach you till dawn.' " On
that the Prophet said, "He told you the truth, though he is a liar, and he
(the thief) himself was the Satan."

Allah's Apostle said, "Satan comes to one of you and says, 'Who created
so-and-so? 'till he says, 'Who has created your Lord?' So, when he inspires
such a question, one should seek refuge with Allah and give up such thoughts."

That he heard Allah's Apostle saying, "(The prophet) Moses said to his
attendant, "Bring us our early meal' (18.62). The latter said, 'Did you
remember when we betook ourselves to the rock? I indeed forgot the fish and
none but Satan made me forget to remember it." (18.63) Moses did not feel
tired till he had crossed the place which Allah ordered him to go to."

The Prophet said, "When nightfalls, then keep your children close to you,
for the devil spread out then. An hour later you can let them free; and close
the gates of your house (at night), and mention Allah's Name thereupon, and
cover your utensils, and mention Allah's Name thereupon, (and if you don't
have something to cover your utensil) you may put across it something (e.g. a
piece of wood etc.)."

While Allah's Apostle was in Itikaf, I called on him at night and having
had a talk with him, I got up to depart. He got up also to accompany me to my
dwelling place, which was then in the house of Usama bin Zaid. Two Ansari men
passed by, and when they saw the Prophet they hastened away. The Prophet said
(to them). "Don't hurry! It is Safiya, the daughter of Huyay (i.e. my wife)."
They said, "Glorified be Allah! O Allah's Apostle! (How dare we suspect you?)"
He said, "Satan circulates in the human mind as blood circulates in it, and I
was afraid that Satan might throw an evil thought (or something) into your
hearts."

While I was sitting in the company of the Prophet, two men abused each
other and the face of one of them became red with anger, and his jugular veins
swelled (i.e. he became furious). On that the Prophet said, "I know a word,
the saying of which will cause him to relax, if he does say it. If he says: 'I
seek Refuge with Allah from Satan.' then all is anger will go away." Some body
said to him, "The Prophet has said, 'Seek refuge with Allah from Satan."' The
angry man said, "Am I mad?"

The Prophet said, "If anyone of you, on having sexual relation with his
wife, says: 'O Allah! Protect me from Satan, and prevent Satan from
approaching the offspring you are going to give me,' and if it happens that
the lady conceives a child, Satan will neither harm it nor be given power over
it."

The Prophet said, "When the call for the prayer is pronounced, Satan takes
to his heels, passing wind with noise, When the call for the prayer is
finished, he comes back. And when the Iqama is pronounced, he again takes to
his heels, and after its completion, he returns again to interfere between the
(praying) person and his heart, saying to him. 'Remember this or that thing.'
till the person forgets whether he has offered three or four Rakat: so if one
forgets whether he has prayed three or four Rak'a-t, he should perform two
prostrations of Sahu (i.e. forgetfulness)."

The Prophet said, "When any human being is born. Satan touches him at both
sides of the body with his two fingers, except Jesus, the son of Mary, whom
Satan tried to touch but failed, for he touched the placenta-cover instead."

I went to Sham (and asked. "Who is here?"), The people said, "Abu
Ad-Darda." Abu Darda said, "Is the person whom Allah has protected against
Satan, (as Allah's Apostle said) amongst you". The sub-narrator, Mughira said
that the person who was given Allah's Refuge through the tongue of the Prophet
was 'Ammar (bin Yasir).

The Prophet said, "While the angels talk amidst the clouds about things
that are going to happen on earth, the devils hear a word of what they say and
pour it in the ears of a soothsayer as one pours something in a bottle, and
they add one hundred lies to that (one word)."

The Prophet said, "Yawning is from Satan and if anyone of you yawns, he
should check his yawning as much as possible, for if anyone of you (during the
act of yawning) should say: 'Ha', Satan will laugh at him."

On the day (of the battle) of Uhud when the pagans were defeated, Satan
shouted, "O slaves of Allah! Beware of the forces at your back," and on that
the Muslims of the front files fought with the Muslims of the back files
(thinking they were pagans). Hudhaifa looked back to see his father
"Al-Yaman," (being attacked by the Muslims). He shouted, "O Allah's Slaves! My
father! My father!" By Allah, they did not stop till they killed him. Hudhaifa
said, "May Allah forgive you." 'Urwa said that Hudhaifa continued to do good
(invoking Allah to forgive the killer of his father till he met Allah (i.e.
died).

The Prophet said, "A good dream is from Allah, and a bad or evil dream is
from Satan; so if anyone of you has a bad dream of which he gets afraid, he
should spit on his left side and should seek Refuge with Allah from its evil,
for then it will not harm him."

Allah's Apostle said, "If one says one-hundred times in one day: "None has
the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Alone Who has no partners, to Him
belongs Dominion and to Him belong all the Praises, and He has power over all
things (i.e. Omnipotent)", one will get the reward of manumitting ten slaves,
and one-hundred good deeds will be written in his account, and one-hundred bad
deeds will be wiped off or erased from his account, and on that day he will be
protected from the morning till evening from Satan, and nobody will be
superior to him except one who has done more than that which he has done."

Once Umar asked the leave to see Allah's Apostle in whose company there
were some Quraishi women who were talking to him and asking him for more
financial support raising their voices. When 'Umar asked permission to enter
the women got up (quickly) hurrying to screen themselves. When Allah's Apostle
admitted 'Umar, Allah's Apostle was smiling, 'Umar asked, "O Allah's Apostle!
May Allah keep you gay always." Allah's Apostle said, "I am astonished at
these women who were with me. As soon as they heard your voice, they hastened
to screen themselves." 'Umar said, "O Allah's Apostle! You have more right to
be feared by them." Then he addressed (those women) saying, "O enemies of your
own souls! Do you fear me and not Allah's Apostle ?" They replied. "Yes, for
you are a fearful and fierce man as compared with Allah's Apostle." On that
Allah's Apostle said (to 'Umar), "By Him in Whose Hands my life is, whenever
Satan sees you taking a path, he follows a path other than yours."

The Prophet said, "If anyone of you rouses from sleep and performs the
ablution, he should wash his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it
out thrice, because Satan has stayed in the upper part of his nose all the
night."

That Abu Said Al-Khudri said to his father. "I see you are fond of sheep
and the desert, so when you want to pronounce the Adhan, raise your voice with
it for whoever will hear the Adhan whether a human being, or a Jinn, or
anything else, will bear witness, in favor on the Day of Resurrection." Abu
Said added, "I have heard this from Allah's Apostle ."

That he heard the Prophet delivering a sermon on the pulpit saying, "Kill
snakes and kill Dhu-at-Tufyatain (i.e. a snake with two white lines on its
back) and ALBATROSS (i.e. a snake with short or mutilated tail) for they
destroy the sight of one's eyes and bring about abortion." ('Abdullah bin
'Umar further added): Once while I was chasing a snake in order, to kill it,
Abu Lubaba called me saying: "Don't kill it," I said. "Allah's Apostle ordered
us to kill snakes." He said, "But later on he prohibited the killing of snakes
living in the houses." (Az-Zubri said. "Such snakes are called Al-Awamir.")

Allah's Apostle said, "There will come a time when the best property of a
man will be sheep which he will graze on the tops of mountains and the places
where rain falls (i.e. pastures) escaping to protect his religion from
afflictions."

Allah's Apostle said, "The main source of disbelief is in the east. Pride
and arrogance are characteristics of the owners of horses and camels, and
those bedouins who are busy with their camels and pay no attention to
Religion; while modesty and gentleness are the characteristics of the owners
of sheep."

Allah's Apostle pointed with his hand towards Yemen and said, "True Belief
is Yemenite yonder (i.e. the Yemenite, had True Belief and embraced Islam
readily), but sternness and mercilessness are the qualities of those who are
busy with their camels and pay no attention to the Religion where the two
sides of the head of Satan will appear. Such qualities belong to the tribe of
Rabi'a and Mudar."

The Prophet said, "When you hear the crowing of cocks, ask for Allah's
Blessings for (their crowing indicates that) they have seen an angel. And when
you hear the braying of donkeys, seek Refuge with Allah from Satan for (their
braying indicates) that they have seen a Satan."

The Prophet said, "A group of Israelites were lost. Nobody knows what they
did. But I do not see them except that they were cursed and changed into rats,
for if you put the milk of a she-camel in front of a rat, it will not drink
it, but if the milk of a sheep is put in front of it, it will drink it." I
told this to Ka'b who asked me, "Did you hear it from the Prophet ?" I said,
"Yes." Ka'b asked me the same question several times.; I said to Ka'b. "Do I
read the Torah? (i.e. I tell you this from the Prophet.)"

Ibn Umar used to kill snakes, but afterwards he forbade their killing and
said, "Once the Prophet pulled down a wall and saw a cast-off skin of a snake
in it. He said, 'Look for the snake. 'They found it and the Prophet said,
"Kill it." For this reason I used to kill snakes. Later on I met Abu Lubaba
who told me the Prophet said, 'Do not kill snakes except the short-tailed or
mutilated-tailed snake with two white lines on its back, for it causes
abortion and makes one blind. So kill it.' "

The Prophet said, "Cover your utensils and tie your water skins, and close
your doors and keep your children close to you at night, as the Jinns spread
out at such time and snatch things away. When you go to bed, put out your
lights, for the mischief-doer (i.e. the rat) may drag away the wick of the
candle and burn the dwellers of the house." Ata said, "The devils." (instead
of the Jinns).

Once we were in the company of Allah's Apostle in a cave. Surat-al-Mursalat
(77) was revealed there, and we were learning it from Allah's Apostle .
Suddenly a snake came out of its hole and we rushed towards it to kill it, but
it hastened and entered its hole before we were able to catch it. Allah's
Apostle said," It has been saved from your evil and you have been saved from
its evil."

Allah's Apostle said, "Once while a prophet amongst the prophets was taking
a rest underneath a tree, an ant bit him. He, therefore, ordered that his
luggage be taken away from underneath that tree and then ordered that the
dwelling place of the ants should be set on fire. Allah sent him a
revelation:-- "Wouldn't it have been sufficient to burn a single ant? (that
bit you): (See Page 162, chapter No. 153).

Allah's Apostle said, "A prostitute was forgiven by Allah, because, passing
by a panting dog near a well and seeing that the dog was about to die of
thirst, she took off her shoe, and tying it with her head-cover she drew out
some water for it. So, Allah forgave her because of that."

Allah's Apostle said, "If somebody keeps a dog, he loses one Qirat (of the
reward) of his good deeds everyday, except if he keeps it for the purpose of
agriculture or for the protection of livestock. "